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The apple is a deciduous tree, generally standing 2 to 4.5 metres (6 to 15 feet) tall in cultivation and up to 15 m (49 ft) in the wild, though more typically 2 to 10 m (6.5 to 33 ft). [5][1] When cultivated, the size, shape and branch density are determined by rootstock selection and trimming method. [5]
Those varieties marked agm have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [2] [3] This list does not include the species and varieties of apples collectively known as crab apples, which are grown primarily for ornamental purposes, though they may be used to make jelly or compote. These are described under Malus.
Geneva, New York, United States, 1898. Cortland is a cultivar of apple developed at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, New York, United States in 1898. [1] The apple was named after nearby Cortland County, New York. It is among the fifteen most popular in the United States [2] and Canada.
Russet apple. Russet apples are varieties and cultivars of apples that regularly exhibit russeting, partial or complete coverage with rough patches of greenish-brown to yellowish-brown colour. While russeting is generally an undesirable trait in modern cultivars, russet varieties are often seen as more traditional, and associated with aromatic ...
Chloromeles(Decne.) Decne. (1882) Malus (/ ˈmeɪləs / [ 3 ] or / ˈmæləs /) is a genus of about 32–57 species [ 4 ] of small deciduous trees or shrubs in the family Rosaceae, including the domesticated orchard apple, crab apples and wild apples. The genus is native to the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere.
Aomori Prefecture, home of the Fuji apple, is the best known apple growing region of Japan. Of the roughly 900,000 tons of Japanese apples produced annually, 500,000 tons come from Aomori. Outside Japan, the popularity of Fuji apples continues to grow. In 2016 and 2017, Fuji apples accounted for nearly 70% of China's 43 million tons grown. [6]
A cross of the Enterprise and Honeycrisp varieties, these large juicy apples teeter perfectly between sweet and tart. What's more, the high acidity levels help keep the flesh from browning once cut.
Granny Smith. The Granny Smith, also known as a green apple or sour apple, is an apple cultivar that originated in Australia in 1868. [1] It is named after Maria Ann Smith, who propagated the cultivar from a chance seedling. The tree is thought to be a hybrid of Malus sylvestris, the European wild apple, with the domesticated apple Malus ...